Homestay businesses in China are stepping in to help homeowners who have been left stuck after Airbnb announced that it will leave China’s domestic business on 30th July. Airbnb’s decision owes in par…
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First full year of profitability for Airbnb
Airbnb announced it generated earnings of about $100m in 2017 while bookings grew around 150 percent, in a streak of profitability that marks a contrast with heavily lossmaking peers such as Uber and …
Luxury hotel incorporates technology to compete with Airbnb
To compete with Airbnb, Ian Schrager’s PUBLIC Hotel in New York’s Lower East Side offers a modern luxury experience.…
Airbnb China head exits after four months
Airbnb’s global vice-president and head of China, Ge Hong(葛宏), is leaving the business after just four months in the post to join another unnamed role.…
Retail in Asia’s top 10 stories of 2016
Despite the tough and challenging retail environment in Asia, retailers are innovating more than ever to capture their audiences, whether through new technologies or forms of crowd-drawing entertainme…
Storefront: The “Airbnb” of retail spaces arrives in Asia
Storefront connects brands with over 10,000 listings around the world, representing more than 30 million square feet of retail space in major cities like New York, Paris, London, Amsterdam, and most r…
Microluxe is a showroom, store and hotel in one
Melbourne architect Ben Edwards has a turned a tiny one-bedroom flat in the suburb of Fitzroy into an uber-cool retail concept.…